Tag Archives: Stories

The Celestial Sisters Waupee, or the White Hawk, lived in a remote part of the forest, where animals abounded. Every day he returned from the chase with a large spoil, for he was one of the most skillful and lucky hunters of his tribe. His form was like the cedar; the fire of youth beamed […]

An Uneducated Boy and His Glasses A teacher in Laos first told this story. This story teaches us about the importance of education. It also says that education is not a gift, it is a privilege. With that privilege comes the responsibility of taking time to make sure that you do the best you can […]

The Switching of Kings A long, long time ago, there was a story that was known to the Hmong people. It’s never been written into the books, but it has been told from generation to generation. You never know what will happen and if this will ever happen. Listen carefully to this legend told by […]

The Snake Son This story teaches you not to judge people. It doesn’t matter what you look like on the outside; it’s what’s on the inside that counts. In this story, Snake Son was a snake, but his everyone else in his family was human. You could tell that he felt judged by his parents […]

The Snake Prince and Pumpkin Seed (Poj Niam Kev Nyoaj Siab) This story was told by Yer Vang, and it was translated by Shuayee Dorothy Vang. The story was originally told to Yer and his cousins by his great uncle, and Yer liked to hear it very much. Once a long, long time ago there […]

The Road to Grandma’s House This story was told by Doua Yang to his son Noua Yang. This has some elements which are similar to the Little Red Riding Hood story. In the old days, there was a couple and they had two daughters, Little Yer and Yer Nou. They lived nicely and then one […]

The Grasshopper and the Mother-in-Law Humming Bird This story was told by Yang Vang Lo and translated by Houa Vang and Ka Youa Lo. This story teaches us about the cruelty of blaming other people for what we know is our fault. This story leaves the reader or listener hanging. Who gets blamed for hurting […]

The Blossom, the Humming Bird, and the Bee This is a Hmong folktale similar to the Cinderella story. It was brought to us by Nhia Yang. It is unclear whether this story came from Nhia Yang’s grandmother, or from a book. It is one of the many different stories about new step-moms. There was once […]

Npoj Thaub (Bao Thao) Va Yang Xiong told this story, and Ted Yang translated it. The lessons of this story are not to lose hope and if you want to accomplish anything, just put your mind to it. The story teller chose to share this story because people need to know that there once was […]

Hmong Folklore – A Hmong Folk Tale Provided by Maysua Her In every culture, there are always stories told from one generation to the next, whether they are fiction, non-fiction, myths, or folk tales. We tend to tell them to our children and they too, pass it on to their children. However, what’s important is […]